Alvaro Morata backed to be major success at Chelsea by La Liga expert Gerry Armstrong

The Blues are closing in on the Real Madrid striker and announced yesterday they had reached an agreement.

Morata landed in London today ahead of undergoing a medical and negotiating personal terms.

When asked if the Spain international would be a success in the Premier League, Armstrong had no doubt in his response.

He told The Sun: “Absolutely. He spent two seasons with Juventus and during that time he learned how to play and score against Italian teams, which is a difficult skill.

“For Real Madrid, he became a team player and accepted his role. Zinedine Zidane chose to rotate his squad during the 2016-17 season – a policy that was rewarded with the La Liga title and a Champions League defence. And Morata didn’t kick up a fuss.

ALVARO MORATA has been photographed arriving at Heathrow Airport ahead of his Chelsea transfer.

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“One week, Morata would come on and score a few goals. The next few he would be back on the bench. Yet he remained the ultimate team player. He got on with the job, scoring 15 goals in 26 league games.

“There is a story that, in 2014, he shaved his head as a gesture for sick children. “The kids with cancer wanted to have my haircut but they couldn’t, so I have myself theirs.” That story says a lot about him.